Past tense of distance
regular verb
The past tense of distance is distanced. The past participle is also distanced.
Forms of distance
| Base form (V1) | distance /ˈdɪst(ə)n(t)s/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | distanced |
| Past participle (V3) | distanced |
| Present participle | distancing /ˈdɪstənsɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | distances |
Distanced in a sentence
- He distanced himself from the comments made by some of his colleagues.
- Not surprisingly, the Gileadeans immediately distanced themselves from this act by blaming the massacre on Islamic extremists.2010, J. Brooks Bouson, editor, Critical Insights: The Handmaid’s Tale, Salem Press, →ISBN, page 61. From the entry Gileadean
- But there was another fry-pan which distanced these both in respect of lightness and space.1993, John Davis Billings, Hardtack and Coffee, Or, The Unwritten Story of Army Life, page 134. From the entry fry-pan
- Its representatives distanced themselves from the crass, plebeian, materialistic Jewhatred of the "simple people."1992, Herbert Arthur Straus, Hostages of Modernization: studies on modern antisemitism, 1870-1933/39, →ISBN, page 25. From the entry Jewhatred
- Claus friend near his apartment in Upper Manhattan, and a few buddies volunteered for a socially distanced Christmas parade.2020 December 25, Emma Green, “The Christmas Crisis”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 25 Dec 2020. From the entry Mrs. Claus
Meaning of distance
- noun An amount of space between points (often geographical points), usually (but not necessarily) measured along a straight line.
- noun Chiefly in by a distance: a space of more than 30 lengths (about 80 yards or 7.3 metres) between two racehorses finishing a race, used to describe the margin of victory; also (archaic), any space of 240 yards (about 219.5 metres) on a racecourse.
- noun Chiefly in from a distance: a place which is far away or remote; specifically (especially painting), a more remote part of a landscape or view as contrasted with the foreground.
Questions about the past tense of distance
- What is the past tense of distance?
- The past tense of distance is distanced.
- What is the past participle of distance?
- The past participle of distance is distanced.
- Is distance a regular or irregular verb?
- Distance is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: distance (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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